Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Myriapoda
Class	Diplopoda
Order	Polydesmida
Family	Polydesmidae
Genus	Scytonotus
Species	Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Tennessee.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Tennessee

Counties

Tennessee: Blount

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Mays, J.D. 2002. A systematic approach to sampling the arthropod assemblage of Gregorys Cave, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA. 83 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2039. https://cavebiology.org/species/scytonotus-australis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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